LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 616, 15 March 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The supplementary roll for the borough elections closes on April 13 and the poll takes place on Wednesday, April 27.

At 1.15 p.m. yesterday an aeroplane passed over Pukekohe southward bound for Matamata, where it will carry passengers at the show.

The Australasian i acehorses and their total winnings respectively are:—Carbine, £29,476;: Cetinge £27,056; Poitrel, £26,734 6s 8d; Desert Gold, £23,233; Trafalgar £22111: Gloaming £21,583.

The Waiuku Show takes place in the Waiuku Hall on Thursday next, March 17. Record entries have been received, and something especially good is promised. Take a run to Waiuku and see this show.

It'is understood that in addition to Mr Webster there will be another candidate for the position of Mayor of Pukekohe. Should the. present holder of the office stand again,, it will mean .three candidates in the field. Pukekohe is waking up!

Discovery of oil at Fort Norman, in the Mackenzie River basin, has resulted in the departure of several parties from Edmonton, Alberta, with dog teams, to strike claims in advance of others who will travel by the river route in the spring. At present every available berth on all the boats has been taken.

The number of children attending the Pukekohe Technical High School has already reached 123—and the school not yet three months old. The school at present has accommodationfor 150 scholars and it looks. as if that number will be quickly reached. If boarding accommodation could be found it would probably be* found that the full number would be available immediately.

Three men made an agreement at the club to the effect that each man had to do the first thing his wife told him when he arrived home. The one failing to do this was to pay for an oyster supper. The first man happened to tread on the cat. “That’s right, kill the cat!” said his wife. So he killed, it. The second man kicked against the piano. “That’s light, awkward, smash the piano!” exclaimed the wife. So he smashed it. The third man stumbled coming up the stairs. “That’s right, clumsy, fall and break your neck!” said., his wife. Silence for a while, and then: “ Not me! I’ll pay for the blinking supper.”

At the last meeting of the Manukau County Council, a complaint was received regarding the dangerous speed which motor cyclists travelled on a certain road. It was pointed out that the by-laws allowed for a speed of not more than IS* 1 miles per hour. Some of the councillors at least considered this an absurd rate of speed, maintaining that 20 miles an hour should be allowed and emphasising the fact that anyone who had any respect for their vehicles would not travel at a greater speed on the rough Great South Road. The engineer suggested calling- various local bodies together with a view of arriving at some uniform bylaws for the whole province. The matter was deferred.

Thus a country contemporary to a subscriber “who stopped his paper” because certain comments were unpalatable: “My friend, just poke your finger into water, pull it out, and loolc at the hole. Then you will know how sadly you are missed. A man

who thinks a paper cannot thrive w’thout his support ought to go for a trip and stay away a while. When he comes' hack half his friends will not know he has been away,, and the other half will not care, while the world at large will have kept no account of his movements. You will ik’d things you cannot endorse in every paper. The Book' of Books is often very plain, and hits some very hol’d raps, hut if you were to get mad and burn your Bible, hundreds of presses would still go on printing Bibles. So when you stop your paper and call the editor names, don’t ini* as-! no that the oaner will shut up

The annual meeing of Pukekohe Football Club takes place to-night in the A. and P. offices.

An advertisement giving particulars of the continuation classes at the local Technical High School appears in to to-day’s issue %

To-night at the Strand Theatre a magnificent Thos. H. Ince production entiled “Bill Henry” will be screened There will also be shown part 14 of the “Lightning aßider.”

A veteran champion has been dis covered in Pahiatau. At the swimming sports held recently, Mr A. Matin, aged 83,. who has just celebrated his diamond wedding, was the winner of the Dash Handicap.